The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-20
CITY NOTES.

Why does the beauteous maiden seem
So wearied and 80 vexed?
She's just found out the tale will be
Continued in our next"
The chick now through the eggshell
breaks,
Which many weeks has hid it,;
Cries, as its weak existence wakes,
MY little hatch it did it,"
"All flesh is grass" an ancient truth.
By which it will be seen
That in the sDring-time Of our youth
We are so Jolly green"
met girl upon the street
As pretty as flower,
tipped my hat; she did not bow,
But looked quite awful sour.
felt just like the jack of clubs,
When spades are trumps, that hour;
| OF course you know Just how that is;
felt like cleft bower"
The waves roll back on the desolate
The chips return over the sea,
And the child returns to the fathers
| door,
And the cattle wind home from the
The leaves return with the spring time
bloom,
And the light returns with the day
But the cash the candidate spent on his
boom
| Is gone forever and aye,
Yesterday four negroes were tried in
the Mayors court on the charge of tres
passing. They were each fined in the
sum of 81 and costs, and tomorrow
morning they will begin exercising on
the streets.
Rev. James B. Dunn, ID. d.. will preach
in the Presbyterian church at IL a. m.
and 1880 p. m. In the morning he will
refer to the remarkable convention held
in Jacksonville. Sabbath school and
Bible class at 3 o'clock. Preaching and
prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7:30 o'clock.
On tomorrow night the r. S. V. p.
Club will give the last dance of the sea-
son at the Guards Armory. The dance
will be all that its predecessors have
been, and the Club has made an excep-
tional record for brilliant social enter
tainments, and all its members regret
that the Lenten season will prevent
further entertainments by the Club this
season.
Messrs. Griffin & Parker are doing an
immense business in the wholesale hard
ware line. Judging from the heavy
shipments to points up the river and
along the railroads their house is having
a regular boom. This shows what good
market Palatka is for wholesale buyers,
and how trade can be attracted by a
systematic and judicious use of printers
ink.
On the evening of the 22d INST. the
Welaka Base Ball Club will give a grand
ball at Broad's hall at that place. In the
afternoon a match game of ball will be
played between the Welaka and Kerr
City clubs. A gala time is expected, and
we are only sorry that we will be de-
prived of accepting the kind invitation
to be present and enjoy the pleasures in
store for all who are fortunate enough to
tie there.
Notwithstanding the efforts made by
the street evangelists people will take
a little" for their stomach's sake. And
il they will have that which Is good, no
better or quieter place can be found in
Florida than the saloon of Mr.. p. Gun.
nicely, on Water street, where can be
found large and complete stock of
wines, liquors. cigars, etc. Attached to
the saloon is an elegant billiard parlor,
a nicely furnished reading room, and a
splendid bowling alley.
John Phillips, engineer of the steamer
City of Jacksonville, has resigned his POI
sition as chief engineer. Mr.. Phillips
has been with the DeBary Line for seven
or eight years, and on the City of Jack
sonville ever since she turned her first
wheel. Mr.. Phillips is ore of the pioneer
engineers of this section. He was chief
of the City Point and Dictator seven
years, boats which then ran between
Charleston and Palatka. His home is
at St. Augustine.
We are always pleased to hear of new
arrivals to Florida, so we chronicle the
coming of the Rev. Charles Manchester.
of Cleveland, Ohio. This gentleman is a
celebrated Methodist minister, who has
filled many important positions-Pre
siding Elder, and President Of the Ohio
Chautauqua, near Sandusky, that State.
He comes to spend a short season here
with his brother Mr.. James Manchester.
He also comes to look about the State
and see somewhat to a grove he has in
Como on the Fruitland Peninsula.
The Rev DIR. John Hall, pastor OF the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New
York City, who came to Florida last
week to attend the Presbyterian Con
} vention that has just closed its sessions